TPC: the NAADP discovery channel?

abstract：:Ribonucleic acids are driving a multitude of biological processes where they act alone or in complex with proteins (ribonucleoproteins, RNP). To understand these processes both structural and mechanistic information about RNA is necessary. Due to their conformational plasticity RNA pose a challenge for mainstream stru...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Sreemantula AK,Marchanka A

更新日期：2020-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The free energy landscape can provide a quantitative description of folding dynamics, if determined as a function of an optimally chosen reaction coordinate. The profile together with the optimal coordinate allows one to directly determine such basic properties of folding dynamics as the configurations of the minima a...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Banushkina PV,Krivov SV

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the intracellular microenvironment of active muscle tissue, high rates of respiration are maintained at near-limiting oxygen concentrations. The respiration of isolated heart mitochondria is a hyperbolic function of oxygen concentration and half-maximal rates were obtained at 0.4 and 0.7 microM O(2) with substrates...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Gnaiger E,Kuznetsov AV

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the major goals of modern plant biotechnology is to manipulate lipid metabolism in oilseed crops to produce new and improved edible and industrial vegetable oils. Lipids constitute the structural components of cellular membranes and act as sources of energy for the germinating seed and are therefore essential t...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Schnurr JA,Shockey J,Browse J

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crystal structures combined with biochemical data show that the delta-endotoxins from Bacillus thuringiensis are structurally poised towards large-scale, irreversible conformational changes that transform them from the soluble protein bound at the cell surface into a membrane-embedded form causing lysis of susceptible...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Li J,Derbyshire DJ,Promdonkoy B,Ellar DJ

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most of the effects of the signalling molecule nitric oxide (NO) are mediated by the stimulation of the NO-sensitive GC (guanylate cyclase) and the subsequent increase in cGMP formation. The enzyme contains a prosthetic haem group, which mediates NO stimulation. In addition to the physiological activator NO, NO-sensit...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Koesling D,Mullershausen F,Lange A,Friebe A,Mergia E,Wagner C,Russwurm M

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pantothenate (vitamin B5) is a water-soluble vitamin essential for the synthesis of CoA and ACP (acyl-carrier protein, cofactors in energy yielding reactions including carbohydrate metabolism and fatty acid synthesis. Pantothenate is synthesized de novo by plants and micro-organisms; however, animals obtain the vitami...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Coxon KM,Chakauya E,Ottenhof HH,Whitney HM,Blundell TL,Abell C,Smith AG

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beta galactosidases (BGALs) are glycosyl hydrolases that remove terminal β-D-galactosyl residues from β-D-galactosides. There are 17 predicted BGAL genes in the genomes of both Arabidopsis (BGAL1-17) and tomato (TBG1-17). All tested BGALs have BGAL activity but their distinct expression profiles and ancient phylogenet...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Chandrasekar B,van der Hoorn RA

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ribosome translates the genetic information of an mRNA molecule into a sequence of amino acids. The ribosome utilizes tRNAs to connect elements of the RNA and protein worlds during protein synthesis, i.e. an anticodon as a unit of genetic information with the corresponding amino acid as a building unit of proteins...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Márquez V,Wilson DN,Nierhaus KH

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS) has been successfully used to modify seed lipids in oilseed crops like soybean, canola and sunflower. Conventionally, PTGS has been induced by transforming the plants with either antisense or co-suppression constructs targeted against key seed lipid biosynthesis genes. A majo...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Singh S,Green A,Stoutjesdijk P,Liu Q

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whereas spontaneous point mutation operates on nucleotides individually, sexual recombination manipulates the set of nucleotides within an allele as an essentially particulate unit. In principle, these two different scales of variation enable selection to follow fitness gradients in two different spaces: in nucleotide...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Watson RA,Weinreich DM,Wakeley J

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The advantages of Hansenula polymorpha as a new yeast expression system are discussed in terms of the powerful and regulatable methanol oxidase promoter and the organism's ability to grow on cheap carbon sources. The development of techniques for conventional genetic analysis is described. A total of 218 mutants have ...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Sudbery PE,Gleeson MA,Veale RA,Ledeboer AM,Zoetmulder MC

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In plants, the spatial arrangement of cells within tissues and organs is a direct consequence of the positioning of the new cell walls during cell division. Since the nineteenth century, scientists have proposed rules to explain the orientation of plant cell divisions. Most of these rules predict the new wall will fol...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Serra L,Robinson S

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The protein kinase C (PKC) family of serine/threonine protein kinases share structural homology, while exhibiting substantial functional diversity. PKC isoforms are ubiquitously expressed in tissues which makes it difficult to define roles for individual isoforms, with complexity compounded by the finding that PKC iso...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Tarafdar A,Michie AM

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal protein aggregation and intracellular or extracellular accumulation of misfolded and aggregated proteins are key events in the pathogenesis of different neurodegenerative diseases. Furthermore, endoplasmic reticulum stress and impairment of the ubiquitin-proteasome system probably contribute to neurodegenerat...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Haapasalo A,Viswanathan J,Bertram L,Soininen H,Tanzi RE,Hiltunen M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An extraordinary array of P450 (cytochrome P450) enzymes are encoded on the genome of the human pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and in related mycobacteria and actinobacteria. These include the first characterized sterol 14alpha-demethylase P450 (CYP51), a known target for azole and triazole drugs in yeasts ...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： McLean KJ,Dunford AJ,Sabri M,Neeli R,Girvan HM,Balding PR,Leys D,Seward HE,Marshall KR,Munro AW

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-coding transcripts play an important role in gene expression regulation in all species, including budding and fission yeast. Such regulatory transcripts include intergenic ncRNA (non-coding RNA), 5' and 3' UTRs, introns and antisense transcripts. In the present review, we discuss advantages and limitations of rece...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Schlackow M,Gullerova M

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seeds of rape (Brassica napus L.) were germinated at various NaCl concentrations up to 200 mM. Germinating levels, seedling growth, triacylglycerol mobilization and lipase activity were investigated. High salt concentrations resulted in retardation of seed germination. Seedling growth as measured by radicle length was...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Ben Miled DD,Zarrouk M,Chérif A

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The UPR (unfolded protein response) or ER (endoplasmic reticulum) stress response was first described 20 years ago. The field of ER stress has expanded tremendously since, moving from basic biology in yeast to human neurodegenerative, inflammatory, cardiovascular and neoplastic diseases. The ER stress response has als...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Cnop M,Igoillo-Esteve M,Cunha DA,Ladrière L,Eizirik DL

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphorylation by protein kinases is a fundamental mechanism of signal transduction. Many kinase families contain one or several members that, although evolutionarily conserved, lack the residues required for catalytic activity. Studies combining structural, biochemical, and functional approaches revealed that these ...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Elías-Villalobos A,Fort P,Helmlinger D

更新日期：2019-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The Golgi complex (GC) has an essential role in the processing and sorting of proteins and lipids. The GC of mammalian cells is composed of stacks of cisternae connected by membranous tubules to create a continuous network, the Golgi ribbon, whose maintenance requires several core and accessory proteins. Despite this ...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Ayala I,Mascanzoni F,Colanzi A

更新日期：2020-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:IL (interleukin)-4 and IL-13 are key cytokines in the pathogenesis of allergic inflammatory disease. IL-4 and IL-13 share many functional properties as a result of their utilization of a common receptor complex comprising IL-13Ralpha1 (IL-13 receptor alpha-chain 1) and IL-4Ralpha. The second IL-13R (IL-13 receptor) ha...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Andrews AL,Nordgren IK,Kirby I,Holloway JW,Holgate ST,Davies DE,Tavassoli A

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present article, I discuss recent developments in the naming of the TOR (target of rapamycin) protein. In particular, I address the issue of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) versus the newer mechanistic target of rapamycin (MTOR). mTOR is the name given by the TOR community almost two decades ago and widely...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Hall MN

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The IRF [IFN (interferon) regulatory factor] family of transcription factors control many cellular processes, including induction of key antiviral cytokines, type I IFNs, following viral infection. Recent studies have revealed several endogenous and viral proteins involved in ubiquitin-mediated regulation of IRF activ...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Higgs R,Jefferies CA

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A limited number of bacteria, yeast and fungi can convert hemicellulose or its monomers (xylose, arabinose, mannose and galactose) into ethanol with a satisfactory yield and productivity. In the present study we tested a number of thermophilic enrichment cultures, and new isolates of thermophilic anaerobic bacterial s...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Sommer P,Georgieva T,Ahring BK

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ligand-gated ion channels function as rapid signal transducers, converting chemical signals (in the form of neurotransmitters) into electrical signals in the postsynaptic neuron. This is achieved by the recognition of neurotransmitter at its specific-binding sites, which then triggers the opening of an ion channel ('g...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Kash TL,Trudell JR,Harrison NL

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haem (Fe-protoporphyrin IX) is a cofactor found in a wide variety of proteins. It confers diverse functions, including electron transfer, the binding and sensing of gases, and many types of catalysis. The majority of cofactors are non-covalently attached to proteins. There are, however, some proteins in which the cofa...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Stevens JM,Uchida T,Daltrop O,Ferguson SJ

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increasing recognition that numerous neurodegenerative conditions have the same underlying pathogenetic mechanism, namely a change in protein conformation, where the beta-sheet content is increased. In Alzheimer's disease, amyloid deposition in the form of neuritic plaques and congophilic angiopathy is driven...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Wisniewski T,Brown DR,Sigurdsson EM

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invertebrates use a wide range of peptides as transmitters and hormones to regulate complex behaviour, physiology and development. These animals, especially those that are amenable to genetic study and are the subject of genome-sequencing projects, provide powerful model systems for understanding the functions of pept...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Isaac RE,Siviter RJ,Stancombe P,Coates D,Shirras AD

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple alignments and phylogenetic tree constructions are established techniques for examining the evolutionary history of protease sequences in organisms such as humans, mice, fruitflies, nematode worms and yeast. They also facilitate the mapping of those conserved positions that are important for structure and cat...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Southan C

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00